Mid-Morning Open Thread [CBD]

Sacred And Profane Love
Titian

The original is a Trigglypuffian (See below the fold) four feet tall and nine feet wide, so rendering it on a screen is difficult. If you have a reasonable monitor I highly recommend clicking on the image to see a larger and more impressive version.

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The Trigglypuff bun is doesn't get the level of appreciation it deserves. Very attractive.

Posted by: Fritz at August 03, 2016 10:02 AM (2Mnv1)

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365 I'm not even gonna click on that Mediaite article that says Trump kept asking why he couldn't use nukes during an intel briefing.

Posted by: Chile is Nice This Time of the Century at August 03, 2016 09:56 AM (Jh20h)

This comment was Willowed but important...

Really, if the thought of using nuclear weapons is unthinkable, why do we have them?

Nukes don't destroy the earth if exploded. They effectively kill a bunch of people in a certain radius. They were a good way to keep the USSR from flooding across the border with their tanks into Western Europe.

If the choice with a country like North Korea is either send in a few hundred thousand of our troops or push the button on a half dozen nukes, I'll go with the nukes.

They are just explosives like any other kind, just more compact.

Posted by: jwest at August 03, 2016 10:02 AM (Zs4uk)

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My mom wasn't one of those who said, "If you can't say something good, say nothing at all."

And once again, the distant backgrounds leave me ... I don't know where. Those sublime buildings, landscapes, costumes, those lifestyles (painted as idyllic, but bloody as hell and filled with all manner of vermin). It's another world to me, another species, a time period that's not part of a continuous stream leading to my own.

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53 The Trigglypuff bun is doesn't get the level of appreciation it deserves. Very attractive.
Posted by: Fritz at August 03, 2016 10:02 AM (2Mnv1)

Yes! I was just thinking the same thing. It's not just that she has a body that reminds me of a lava lamp with ADHD, it's that bizarre mini-beehive hair bun. Between that & the glasses, she looks like a refugee from "The Far Side"

I also think after they succeed in electing Gram I am going to vote straight ticket D in 2018.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 03, 2016 10:12 AM (SzZnW)

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She really should do something with her hair.
Posted by: willow at August 03, 2016 10:11 AM (peVQh)

I'm actually confused how she did that! It looks teased...or maybe just really frizzy?

Posted by: Lea at August 03, 2016 10:12 AM (lIU4e)

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53 The Trigglypuff bun is doesn't get the level of appreciation it deserves. Very attractive.

Posted by: Fritz at August 03, 2016 10:02 AM (2Mnv1)

Yes! I was just thinking the same thing. It's not just that she has a
body that reminds me of a lava lamp with ADHD, it's that bizarre
mini-beehive hair bun. Between that the glasses, she looks like a
refugee from "The Far Side"....Maybe she stumbled into a time machine and went back in time and influenced Gary Larson.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 03, 2016 10:13 AM (iONHu)

Well that certainly addresses draining the spigot... and is that man in the marble frieze demanding the supine womyn make him a sammich? And will the two maidens hi themselves onwards to yon Medieval castle on hill in background? And of course will the Cherub stop stirring up troubled waters searching for their lost iPad?

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So, this morning CNN ran a story about a young muslim woman who is competing on the USA fencing team and is wearing her hajib. She wears one of those stretchy ones that wraps around her head and therefore, fits neatly under her fencing mask.

All that is fine.

But since this is CNN, the story devoted 1 minute to how she grew up as a conservative muslim, wearing long pants and sleeves and the hajib, her mom suggested she try competing in fencing because the sport requires the same type of full coverage clothing for obvious reasons.

But they then showcased her tweets she sent out after Trumps comments in January about banning Muslim immigration here, etc. The tweets expressed how appalled she was. Camerota asked her how she now felt about Trump and she hemmed and hawed and said she was scared, because she is...African American and a Muslim and where could she go when the rhetoric turns violent.

CNN then added that when she was growing up, people would stare at her and make comments and threats.
Uh huh.

CNN called her in Rio this week to ask her again about Trump. She told them she was training and didn't want to be distracted.

1.CNN is so obvious in their attempt to gin up the Trump/Muslim thing

2. Maybe Miss Muslim athlete should think about what Trump said and what he wants to do. I've got news for you honey, the jihadis wouild come for you first, because they believe you are apostate in your participation in sports and speaking on camera. You need to really realize who you should be afraid of, and it's not Trump. Trump's trying to keep the Jihadi's out.

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It's like the ball on Trig's head mirrors her body shape. You can imagine the thing with a little tiny Triggly head and upraised little tiny bingo arms. And that little Triggly head would have a bun with another - oh you get what I mean. Sorta like those nesting Russian dolls only gross.

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A Washington, D.C. metro transit authority police officer was charged on Wednesday with trying to provide material support to ISIS the first time a law enforcement officer has been charged with an ISIS-related crime.

Nicholas Young, who has served with the department since 2003, was arrested Wednesday morning by FBI agents. He is alleged to have tried sending money to ISIS via mobile-based gift cards using a messaging service.

An alleged transaction redeemed by the FBI in July was for $245.

Young is set to appear in court Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Anyone want to guess his persuasion?

FOX NEWS

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 03, 2016 10:22 AM (zp+j1)

141Of course no one is asking what is the Cherub in the centre reaching for.

Captain Billy's Whizz Bang.

Oh they've got trouble my friend.

Posted by: Prof. Hill at August 03, 2016 10:22 AM (JO9+V)

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Is it just me or did Camerota come off as more conservative when she was FOX then she does now? I wonder if these people really believe in anything and are just script readers.

Posted by: Serenity Now! at August 03, 2016 10:22 AM (BDZWU)

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To this day that ugly piece of shit cracks me up. Maybe its the arm flab.

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Is it just me or did Camerota come off as more conservative when she was FOX then she does now? I wonder if these people really believe in anything and are just script readers.
Posted by: Serenity Now! at August 03, 2016 10:22 AM (BDZWU)

yes I have noticed that also...She is one phony asshole...but yeah most of them are

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 03, 2016 10:25 AM (zp+j1)

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129 If you want to know what the future of our country is going to be like, think of Trigglypuff sitting on a human face forever.

Posted by: OregonMuse at August 03, 2016 10:19 AM (WuPaA)

That Sir is one of the most disgusting things I have thought of in quite some time.

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Sven, I much prefer to let my imagination work on what I am writing. Trying to steer away from natural, or in this case unnatural, disasters.

Voter Mom will be discussing today with writers group my synopsis so far, perhaps jointly can get something better done for submission. One used to work at local college dealing with authors fresh from high school with awards in English or as she called their works 'grammatically correct but saying nothing.'

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Imagine walking into a villa in Venice and there is the painting: 4 feet by nine feet. Brilliant foreground color to capture the viewer's notice then gentler colors in the background creating a soothing effect. Like a bright window into a myth showing beauty, mystery, and complexities to consider. (Both women are identical or nearly so. Are they meant o be two sides of the feminine?)The effect must have been stunning.

Thanks, CBD. What a beautiful piece of art to think about and enjoy.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2016 10:26 AM (V+03K)

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. . . so I told him I needed lovin' up in the worst way. And boy howdy was he ever the worst!

Posted by: Profane Love at August 03, 2016 10:26 AM (JO9+V)

157Absolute unbridled panic is setting in on the left and in the globalist ranks. I really don't think I've ever seen anything like it before.

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152 Is it just me or did Camerota come off as more conservative when she was FOX then she does now? I wonder if these people really believe in anything and are just script readers.
Posted by: Serenity Now! at August 03, 2016 10:22 AM (BDZWU)

yes I have noticed that also...She is one phony asshole...but yeah most of them are
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 03, 2016 10:25 AM (zp+j1)

153 129 If you want to know what the future of our country is

Not Chris Matthews - he's a genuine asshole!

Posted by: josephistan at August 03, 2016 10:27 AM (7HtZB)

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They've been rioting for weeks now in France. Some guy was arrested and had a heart attack in the patrol car. They performed 2 autopsies. Family is demanding a 3rd.

Anyway, they just like to riot over there. If it were my car or my shop I'd be really pissed off.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at August 03, 2016 10:27 AM (iQIUe)

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Tune in as we blow the lid off Melania Trump's shocking prose theft scheme in our five-part investigatory expose, "16 More Words That Melania Trump Used That Michelle Obama Also Used."

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Back on the topic of art, I was thinking about going to the National Gallery in DC & was checking out the collection online, and the famous full-length portrait of Napoleon by David is no longer on display! What's up with that? Not sure if I want to go now.

Posted by: josephistan at August 03, 2016 10:31 AM (7HtZB)

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And now the planted phony stories about disarray, advisors quitting and Trump dropping out.

Absolute unbridled panic is setting in on the left and in the globalist ranks. I really don't think I've ever seen anything like it before.

Exactly. If it was turning into a shit show, Trump and Pence wouldn't be going to two or three rallies a day.

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Is it just me or did Camerota come off as more conservative when she was FOX then she does now? I wonder if these people really believe in anything and are just script readers.
Posted by: Serenity Now! at August 03, 2016 10:22 AM (BDZWU)

Camerota was doing her job on Fox and now she is doing her job on CNN. I think most of these reporters shape the news. Rush had a segment on his show a while back about how news rooms have meetings daily to discuss what stories they are going to run and what the desired frame and direction the story should take.

It's why every single cable news outlet, including Fox, should be looked at with suspicion and their stories not embraced until you have researched other sources and confirmed the story. Which almost always will prove the cable news story was either patently false, or quite misleading.

Fox and Friends in the AM is becoming unwatchable for news. This morning, while CNN was running a segment in which Trumps spokesperson, Pierson was debating a Democrat operative over yet again, the Khan situation, Fox and Friends was running a segment promoting the kitten olympics being run this weekend on the Hallmark channel. The hosts were playing with kittens in this model olympic stadium.

Brian Kilmeade has become virtually impossible to even understand what point he is trying to make. He looks very uncomfortable on the couch and like he can't wait to get out of there.

186 Back on the topic of art, I was thinking about going to the National Gallery in DC & was checking out the collection online, and the famous full-length portrait of Napoleon by David is no longer on display! What's up with that? Not sure if I want to go now.

Dude. It's so worth it.

Not only are there oodles of good works on display they're not behind glass, they're not behind velvet ropes, nobody yells at you about taking photographs.

It's one of the best art experiences there is.

You are allowed to walk right up to a Rembrant and look at the brush strokes.

John Conyers won his primary contest last night to represent Detroit and southern and western Wayne county in the House of Representatives.He beat out his challenger, a 58 year old black woman who has served as Detroit City Clerk.

Conyers is 87 years old and has been in Congress for.....50 years.

Since Detroit will not elect any republican to any seat for any reason, Conyers is assured of winning his house seat again. Unless he dies first.

A voter was interviewed last night about why she was voting for Conyers. She said because he is all she has ever known. She didn't know this other woman.

And apparently, didn't care to find out anything about her. Another voter said that she thought Winfrey, the opposition candidate, had done some "shady" things while she was in Detroit Gov.

She must thing Conyers, whose wife was imprisoned for theft in office and taking bribes, and whose combined assets with John are in bankruptcy territory vs. what they owe, are "not" shady.
Posted by: Jen the original at August 03, 2016 09:55 AM (NNq1n)

A while back, someone posted a screen shot of Trigglypuff's Facebook page or some other social media thing she's doing and she's all in on, get this, fat acceptance, fat celebration, and social justice for fatties.

An Emirates Airline flight from India caught fire after making an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, but all 300 passengers and crew escaped from the burning fuselage, authorities said.

The Dems, in response to Trump's remarks on the Khan family kerfluffle, have started handing out pocket Constitutions.

This, in my weak minded opinion, by rights, should catch up the the lefties and bite them squarely in their collective asses.

I hope they realize that the 2nd Amendment is... well... the second amendment in the Constitution and they can't really be promoting the whole thing without (however inadvertently) promoting the 2nd Amendment.

Talk about your basic inconvenient truths...

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 03, 2016 10:38 AM (4ng05)

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If Trigglypuff shows up on an online dating site, I can the imagine the reaction - like Flouder's pic on screen at Delta House at the end of Rush.

https://youtu.be/FMENQeCbxfI

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 03, 2016 10:38 AM (JO9+V)

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Well, it's official. With the absolute lunacy currently taking place, with today's cherry-on-top being Meg Whitman saying she'll vote and fundraise for Hillary, combined with rumbles about the GOP brainstorming how to either dump Trump, or be prepared in case Trump drops out (what the...?), I've concluded I will only place a single vote for a "Republican" candidate for the rest of my natural life.

I'll vote for Trump, but in contrast to Team NeverTrump, that's the ONLY vote I'll cast. Down ballot "Republicans" can go fuck themselves. And any other candidate for the rest of time that associates with the GOP can do the same.

Buh bye fellas. I'll never vote for a Democrat, but then, is there really any difference at this point ?

199A while back, someone posted a screen shot of Trigglypuff's Facebook page or some other social media thing she's doing and she's all in on, get this, fat acceptance, fat celebration, and social justice for fatties.

A while back, someone posted a screen shot of Trigglypuff's Facebook page or some other social media thing she's doing and she's all in on, get this, fat acceptance, fat celebration, and social justice for fatties.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 03, 2016 10:36 AM (WuPaA)

Because pointing out the medically proven risks of morbid obesity is hate, or something.

207The 3 little shits - 17, 17, & 15, the DOJ declined to prosecute tho they made it all the way to Germany in their quest to join ISIS are still "radicalized" as the call it, per their instagram accounts.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at August 03, 2016 10:41 AM (iQIUe)

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Here is one guy in the Catholic hierarchy who doesn't have his head in the sand:

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>>Dude. It's so worth it.
Not only are there oodles of good works Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 03, 2016 10:35 AM (mgbwf)

Second that, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. Big fan of the National Gallery.

Posted by: General Zod at August 03, 2016 10:42 AM (Bdeb0)

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Yikes. This whole country has gone mental with people traumatizing others. Psychopathic sadists are in control. I get physically I'll when exposed to the very sight or brief sound from these folks.

I have stuck to reading transcripts from our overloards for the past few years.

Now that Hillary's health is front and center on the internet, the professional psycho class is pumping out articles and propaganda that Trump is mentally ill and may quit.

One thing I've learned from studying up to prepare for the family law faction as a father with children, psychopaths can sense each other and work to protect each other.

Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 03, 2016 10:43 AM (Z+1Ng)

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Trigglypuff. So... Rubenesque. As in the Ruben sandwich. Lots and lot of Ruben sandwiches. Toss one to her. One bite. Guaranteed.

Posted by: Dang at August 03, 2016 10:44 AM (k0G44)

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Mornin horde! Great art choice today, well T-Puff excluded, but I'm keeping the Gif.. for those special people..

Good news in the IP house. I was offered and I accepted a new job offer this morning. Whole package is better, the salary, benefits, work environment, it's all a step up. I start on the 15th, and can keep my scheduled trip to deliver my daughter to college as planned on the 24th.I don't know how much I'll be on the HQ after I start, but I wanted to say thanks again for all the prayers, kind words, and continued follow up for IPspouse. The healing is slowly coming along, it takes time, but bottom line is my sweetheart is gonna be ok. I was very scared with everything else happening, as you can imagine, and there was an outpouring that made it much more bearable.

Posted by: IP at August 03, 2016 10:44 AM (Fol9S)

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A while back, someone posted a screen shot of Trigglypuff's Facebook page or some other social media thing she's doing and she's all in on, get this, fat acceptance, fat celebration, and social justice for fatties.Posted by: OregonMuse

She needs to be fatshamed with a vengence. Lectured continuously about the damage she is doing to her body. How she is cutting decades off her life expectancy. How, if billions of people followed her example, billions would die of starvation.

She is a grotesque and abhorrent example of total lack of self restraint.

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There was a great comment, on Youtube of all places, about Triggleypuff:

"Who knew SJW's had their own armor division."

I found it humorous, thought I'd throw it out there.

Posted by: moon over vermont at August 03, 2016 10:44 AM (kUmUV)

217The fuel tank sprung a leak and blew. But nothing that cant be buffed out:

https://goo.gl/idsv0t

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at August 03, 2016 10:45 AM (iQIUe)

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>>...combined with rumbles about the GOP brainstorming how to either dump
Trump, or be prepared in case Trump drops out (what the...?), I've
concluded I will only place a single vote for a "Republican" candidate
for the rest of my natural life.

Seriously, WTF is wrong with these people?Trump won the primary --- your wing of the party LOST. So now you want to burn the whole house down?????They're not just stomping on Trump, they're stomping on anyone who didn't want to go along w/the coronation of Jeb.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 03, 2016 10:45 AM (NOIQH)

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She wants it to be a crime for doctors to be able to brief people in on the risks of obesity....

The good news is she will likely be dead by age 60....

the bad news is her vote counts now and since she is a democrat for eternity
Posted by: sven10077 at August 03, 2016 10:38 AM (SzZnW)

Caught a "Botched" episode last night. Mama June of "Honey Boo Boo" fame, has lost 153 pounds working with a personal trainer (and not living in a trailer in the south anymore). She still needs to lose 75 more pounds before the docs on the show will do surgery to remove her...panulus. She has a giant pocket of skin hanging over her frontal crotch area , and it is chronically irritated, etc.

She looks significantly better. The scary thing is that her kids, Pumpkin and Honey Boo Boo, are both obese. They will fight that obesity the rest of their lives, and I don't think it will be easy for them to lose or maintain.

Posted by: Jen the original at August 03, 2016 10:45 AM (NNq1n)

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That is "CVS Health" not CVS the pharmacy. CVS Health is a health insurance company.

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Buh bye fellas. I'll never vote for a Democrat, but then, is there really any difference at this point ?

Posted by: deadrody at August 03, 2016 10:38 AM (W15tP)

Missouri Republicans nominated a Democrat for Governor yesterday. Kansas Republicans rejected a small government Congressman with integrity, because farmers didn't feel he was supporting their desire for more government goodies.

On a positive note, in my little community we nominated for both state House and Senate, newcomers who look good. Missouri relies on small government types in the General Assembly to keep the big government statewide nitwits from both Parties at bay.

I will continue to support those folks. But the statewide offices? Screw them all.

239Seriously, WTF is wrong with these people?
Trump won the primary --- your wing of the party LOST. So now you want to burn the whole house down????? They're not just stomping on Trump, they're stomping on anyone who didn't want to go along w/the coronation of Jeb.

Just saw an ad on t.v. for the "I Love My Fabulous Fat Life"(?) show--obese woman who apparently reconsiders her fabulous life when she ends up in a hospital. Tears, recriminations, interventions, stubborness, the lot. That something like that can produce enough "material" to carry a season is amazing. Not unique, but amazing nonetheless.

Exactly. Be yourself and be happy about it.
She turned her obesity into activism, as in: "y'all MUST enthusiastically embrace my body type now, and I want the state to make sure you do!!!"
Posted by: Lizzy at August 03, 2016 10:52 AM (NOIQH)

It's not helping anybody to insist that morbid obesity is just ducky.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 03, 2016 10:55 AM (0mRoj)

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Camerota was doing her job on Fox and now she is doing her job on
CNN. I think most of these reporters shape the news. Rush had a segment
on his show a while back about how news rooms have meetings daily to
discuss what stories they are going to run and what the desired frame
and direction the story should take.

It's why every single cable news outlet, including Fox, should be
looked at with suspicion and their stories not embraced until you have
researched other sources and confirmed the story. Which almost always
will prove the cable news story was either patently false, or quite
misleading.

Fox and Friends in the AM is becoming unwatchable for news. This
morning, while CNN was running a segment in which Trumps spokesperson,
Pierson was debating a Democrat operative over yet again, the Khan
situation, Fox and Friends was running a segment promoting the kitten
olympics being run this weekend on the Hallmark channel. The hosts were
playing with kittens in this model olympic stadium.

Brian Kilmeade has become virtually impossible to even understand
what point he is trying to make. He looks very uncomfortable on the
couch and like he can't wait to get out of there.

Posted by: Jen the original at August 03, 2016 10:32 AM (NNq1n) --I think you're right. But, frankly, who the hell has the time to research and run down the primary sources on each breaking story?The news "media" is supposed to do this job. Hell, I'd even pay to subscribe to a news media service that I knew was providing well-sourced factual information, without opinion or a "narrative." I just want to know what is going on.The AP can't really be trusted not to put their opinions in. Neither can Reuters. Not the alphabet networks. Not cable news. Not newspapers.One would think that there would be a market opening for this kind of service. But, maybe not. Maybe people just want their "infotainment," so that they can go about their day thinking that they are informed, while not having to think too hard for themselves.

Posted by: Revenant at August 03, 2016 10:55 AM (3DSAh)

250Jaysh Kalifa -- a group responsible for accepting volunteers from foreign countries who would be trained and sent back to their home countries to conduct operations and execute attacks on behalf of ISIS. Each lesson ends with the prayer "may God destroy America."

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Just saw an ad on t.v. for the "I Love My Fabulous Fat Life"(?) show--obese woman who apparently reconsiders her fabulous life when she ends up in a hospital. Tears, recriminations, interventions, stubborness, the lot. That something like that can produce enough "material" to carry a season is amazing. Not unique, but amazing nonetheless.
Posted by: General Zod at August 03, 2016 10:54 AM (Bdeb0)

I"ve occasionally caught episodes on either TLC or Nat Geo of grossly obese people who are in the process of medically supervised weight loss.

I think they typically go by the title, "My 600 lb. Life".
There is nothing healthy or empowering for anyone to be obese. These people often haven't left their home for years because they can't walk, they can't fit in cars, etc. They can't breathe. They can't use toilets. They can't bathe.

"reset" is taking something and making it altering it to your own end....

It's a Jungle reference from back before Jim Rome decided to become Captain NIIIIICCCEEEE RADIIIIO....

essentially someone took a Pokey Man reference altered a few letters and destroyed Cora forever.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 03, 2016 10:59 AM (SzZnW)

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Zod and Donna
Well sure we could all try to manage our health better. But it's personal. And not the boss of them. Maybe they have a come to Jesus moment for their health or not.but shaming people who struggle just is not my deal..I have my own issues
Anyway.. looking uhh bro my navel for deep thought

And I don't believe it. Claiming one was having sex with a famous person before they were famous is about as credible as claiming your ancestors were royalty from some exotic foreign land.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 03, 2016 11:00 AM (TOk1P)

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Yeah, could have not seen that disgusting picture of Trigglypuff for the rest of my life without a problem, and then somebody tries to post a link to a story about Hillary and Yoko doing the Clam Jam?

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>>It's remarkable and it always includes the enablers.Posted by: Jen the original at August 03, 2016 10:57 AM (NNq1n)

These folks make interesting appearances in the whole "cleaning up the hoard-house" shows, too, where it's clear that they've skipped years of opportunity to say, "hey, Dad, we really need to throw out the empty Chinese carryout boxes" until a camera guilts them into acute situational concern and self-righteous hectoring...

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One would think that there would be a market opening for this kind of service. But, maybe not. Maybe people just want their "infotainment," so that they can go about their day thinking that they are informed, while not having to think too hard for themselves.
Posted by: Revenant at August 03, 2016 10:55 AM (3DSAh)

Breitbart does a good job. I think they were the first to summarize all of Khan's history and legal work to obtain E5 visas and his connection to the Clintons.

Often, the commenters here cite different sources regarding news stories that support or rebut. You don't have to spend inorrdinate amounts of time because there are quite of few individuals who provide sources.

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I do hope Trump has now at least read the Constitution to be prepared for ambush man on the street questions I anticipate will be attempted.

Interviewer: The Constitution has been in the news regard to your dispute with the Khan family who accuse you of not knowing anything about the Constitution.

Trump: I know the Constitution better than the liberals and people like the Khans who incorrectly interpret it.

Interviewer: Do you know how many amendments there are?

Trump: ( to be determined)

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 03, 2016 11:05 AM (MSiSP)

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Zod and Donna
Well sure we could all try to manage our health better. But it's
personal. And not the boss of them. Posted by: willow at August 03, 2016 10:59 AM (peVQh)

My only point was that the public's interest in these situations is surprisingly sustainable enough to warrant an entire season (or more) of broadcasting. Seems pretty open-and-shut to me, but then fortunes have been made out of peddling repackaged crisis voyeurism...

Rush raised an interesting question after Bill's walk down memory lane at the DNC: when Bill and Hill met it was a great time for feminists - breaking down barriers, trailblazing all over the place. Which makes one wonder: why did Hillary not strike out on her own (like a fish not needing a bicycle) and trail blaze - why did she instead choose to go the traditional route of marriage, and worse, moved to a southern state and play the traditional political spouse?

If she was capable of getting strange like Yoko, then WTF was she doing with Bill in AK?

Posted by: Lizzy at August 03, 2016 11:06 AM (NOIQH)

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Heard them from my great-aunt, first concubine to the last kagan of Khazaria....

I have a cousin who has Native American heritage... except, of course, he doesn't. His mother is pure Irish, and his father... well, I happen to know pretty much everything about his father's heritage, so...

Paul Ryan says that we are fighting for the very soul of the Republican Party.

Which means, in modern Republican party parlance, that we are fighting for Democrat and Republican party politicians' ability to continue to do the bidding of the globalist elites while giving not one shit about the country or "the hard working Americans".

It's important to learn to translate the bullshit politicians spew at us.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 03, 2016 11:07 AM (4ng05)

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And I don't believe it. Claiming one was having sex with a famous
person before they were famous is about as credible as claiming
your ancestors were royalty from some exotic foreign land.

-----------------------

i make them famous

Posted by: Roman Polanski at August 03, 2016 11:07 AM (/CIN4)

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Alabama. just wait until I have some energy. Immature gonna get even with .. growls

Posted by: willow at August 03, 2016 11:07 AM (peVQh)

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The phrase "Separation of Church and State" is found in Thomas Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists. The Constitution says the federal government has no buisness either supporting or hindering religion in the United States. But they have consistently hindered religion since the 60s and have gone totally overboard with gay marriage and abortion laws.

Meg Whitman is the headline, but -this- is the news. Hillary is privately working Republicans. 1st concrete proof.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at August 03, 2016 11:14 AM (qCMvj)

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>>Notice how all the rich globalists are supporting a rich globalist? Posted by: Lizzy at August 03, 2016 11:10 AM (NOIQH)

Funny how ephemeral the Dem disgust with Romney's "47%" quote.

Posted by: General Zod at August 03, 2016 11:14 AM (Bdeb0)

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The phrase "Separation of Church and State" is found in Thomas Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists. The Constitution says the federal government has no buisness either supporting or hindering religion in the United States. But they have consistently hindered religion since the 60s and have gone totally overboard with gay marriage and abortion laws.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 03, 2016 11:07 AM (mpXpK)

And along those lines; many of the founders made it explicitly clear what they meant by including the 2nd Amendment, and not (to my knowledge) a single one mentioned hunting and at least one mentioned the technology of weaponry and how important it was for individuals to have access to even the most advanced weapons in order to act as a lever against tyranny.

One listing is for New Copies of an LP :
BiN for $42.50 - Shipped.
(I have 2 in stock.)

Just got an offer:
Will you do $110 for Both?

Maths.

How do it work?

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buyer male or female?

just askin'

Posted by: Rick in SK at August 03, 2016 11:16 AM (/CIN4)

345
Ask one of the Dems handing out the pocket
constitution if they could find the separation of church and state
passage. Thank them for their assistance.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 03, 2016 10:54 AM (MSiSP)

It's right under the emanations from the penumbras of the Good and plenty clause.

Posted by: Timon at August 03, 2016 11:16 AM (396pH)

346One thing I've learned from studying up to prepare for the family law
faction as a father with children, psychopaths can sense each other and
work to protect each other.

Now you know why you find so many of them in the law and in government in general; the sane people create a system to control psychopaths, and the psychopaths work endlessly to be in charge of that system.

By the way, that "blind justice" statue is a little inside psychopathic joke that they get, and we don't; they have justice hoodwinked.

Posted by: An Observation at August 03, 2016 11:16 AM (Cs/V0)

347
Insomniac. I think I ll try hard core online feminsta mothering online this time around and make dad do it

How do it work?
Posted by: garrett at August 03, 2016 11:15 AM (TjcfH)

probably wanted to make sure he/she got it, and outbid anyone else

they seem to really want them

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at August 03, 2016 11:17 AM (qCMvj)

351
I blame the disunity on both Trump and the GOPe. The GOPe prior to the nomination attempted to destroy Trump. After the nomination they pulled back but that wasn't enough for Trump and he had to fan the flames and publicly declare he didn't need them and they were all a bunch of losers.

377
The Uniparty is in full panic mode. The Dem convention was a bust. Hillary is off the radar. Europe is under attack. High-level DNC staffers fired. Hillary campaign computer network hacked by a "foreign government". The national economy is in the sh*tter and it won't get better before the election.

Please tell me you agreed to the offer. Some people only learn the hard way.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 03, 2016 11:28 AM (pUDQf)

392
So, odd. All this call for unity at the RNC, and here we are with GOPe coming out to support the beast.

Posted by: AlaBAMA
****

And we have Trump supporters gleeful a Conservative who didn't support Trump enthusiastically enough for their tastes lost to a GOPe shill. I really am not seeing a difference between the GOPe and some Trump supporters.

It came out in 1988 Germany was two years from reunification, The USSR 3 years from death.

It was a good film, but the cold war was running pretty cold by 1988....

"WW3" was closest to reality in 1972-1983 every year after 83 had the Soviets in a declining strategic position and they KNEW it.

When Reagan was brave enough to walk away at Reykjavik Gorby knew the gig was up.....

He had blown his discretionary capital on the Liquidators' war on Chernobyl....

The fear was *maybe* Ivan would escalate the conflict in a tantrum but by October it was becoming evident the Soviet people were tired of being lied to constantly by their government and wanted change.

405
I have much trepidation with coming election results either way.I hope but stress it is too late for a rewind

Posted by: willow at August 03, 2016 11:33 AM (peVQh)

406
looks like Whitman is planning on running for Gov again; support and
fundraise for hillary, hillary suports her, that's how it works in
clinton america

Posted by: runner at August 03, 2016 11:33 AM (c6/9Q)

407Huh? TV says Obama created 17 million jobs and there is full employment.

I seem to recall him saying something like "everyone who wants a job can get a job."

Doesn't that seem, I don't know, insulting to those who dropped out of the workforce because they couldn't find a job? And just what are those jobs anyway? Seems to me it wasn't that long ago that the Left was criticizing "McJobs" that were part time with no benefits. Now they're OK?

Very intelligent friend and I were discussing the election and even though he's not a hard core "conservative", we both agreed that if Donald would just take nothing personally, speak rarely and make sense when he did, and not accuse anybody (except Hillary and the Dems) of anything, he'd be walking away with this election

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 03, 2016 11:36 AM (wYnyS)

418
397 The female orgasm is like going deer hunting. You can spend all day in the tree stand and see nothing or you can be there for 15 minutes and take down a 12 point buck.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 03, 2016 11:30 AM (MSiSP)

If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.

Posted by: Larry Gumbo Jr at August 03, 2016 11:38 AM (QybHb)

424The fear was *maybe* Ivan would escalate the conflict in a tantrum but by October it was becoming evident the Soviet people were tired of being lied to constantly by their government and wanted change.Posted by: sven10077 at August 03, 2016 11:33 AM (SzZnW)

The original Miracle Mile script, which featured a bunch of people in a diner talking about an impending nuclear armageddon, was written as a segment for the original Twilight Zone movie, didn't make the final cut, and was then developed into its own movie.

So when it was written, the Cold War was a little warmer than it was when the USSR was winding down in the late 80s.

425
398: Y'know, if they had specified that the male orgasm is needed to EFFICIENTLY (sorry for caps, forgot how to underline) release sperm, it would be an accurate statement. Then again, that would require "science" journos to actually know something about science.

431
So, no one gives a shit about polls now that Trump's numbers are better????
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at August 03, 2016 11:35 AM (iQIUe)

I think I saw that the CNN poll did not include anyone under 35. As usual with polls, ignore the HEADLINE, and wait until you can read the cross tabs. I believe it was the meatball who gave that sage advice.

Posted by: simplemind at August 03, 2016 11:42 AM (JTwsP)

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>>I seem to recall him saying something like "everyone who wants a job can get a job." Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 03, 2016 11:33 AM (PFy0L)

"Cutting the heads offa parking meters is no job for a man." -- The Captain

Reports are that some "Republicans" are actively exploring how to remove Trump from the ticket. Sources say Rince is apoplectic over Teh Donald's refusal to endorse Pauline Ryan or Johnny "Nothing to fear" McCain.

Seems as if thought Trump would have to recuse himself in order for this to happen. Then they could install Mittens or Jeb! to run against the Creature from the Arkansas Lagoon.

If only slightly true, you're still looking at Trump vs the World. GOPe may not actively harm his campaign, but they ain't about to help him.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 03, 2016 11:42 AM (pUDQf)

435
I've been wondering if others are actually hopeful we can turn this around

Posted by: willow at August 03, 2016 11:43 AM (peVQh)

436
Meaning the CNN poll that showed Hillary off to a big lead did not include under 35's.

In otherwords, they aren't polling bitter Bernie bros. Not saying those will vote for Trump but it skews the sample in favor of those voting for Hillary.

438
So, no one gives a shit about polls now that Trump's numbers are better????

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at August 03, 2016 11:35 AM (iQIUe)

I don't know how good the polls are regardless of which way they go...

These are numbers being put through weighting and models from 2008 and 2012. They rely on the old rules and not the new reality of Trump and the groups that align with him.

It's going to be a guessing game from here on in.

Posted by: jwest at August 03, 2016 11:44 AM (Zs4uk)

439
Reports are that some "Republicans" are actively exploring how to remove Trump from the ticket. Sources say Rince is apoplectic over Teh Donald's refusal to endorse Pauline Ryan or Johnny "Nothing to fear" McCain.

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Katy Tur(D), the chick that Trump told to "Be Quiet" is pushing this on twitter.
She works at NBC.

The female orgasm forms a powerful bond between a lady and her lover. It has definite evolutionary value in that regard.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 03, 2016 11:44 AM (6SBuM)

No wonder they get so attached to their Sybians.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 03, 2016 11:45 AM (0mRoj)

443
Tilikum I have a link to Hula Hoop's endorsement of Cruz and a link to "Kansas GOP hesitant to openly support Trump" that he did not undermine....

Which do you want?

He should have said "the people have spoken and as always I will fight to enact their vision" and then did whatever the hell he wanted anyway....like a politician.

I especially like how the news reports don't point out that those foreign currencies were all bought with US Taxpayer dollars, as will be the remainder of the 2 billion. Boy do Jean Francois Kerry and Barky O drive a hard bargain: Hey imam, we'll give you easy access to nukes!Not good enough infidel!How about access to nukes and no inspections?Not good enough infidel!How about nukes, no inspections, AND 2 billion of unaccountable cash.We could maybe make a deal with that!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 03, 2016 11:45 AM (wYnyS)

445Whitman has no chance to win anything unless she moves to another state. She's:

a repube
if switched parties she'd still be an ex repube
she's the wrong color

Nuke her with a million Trump nukes!

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at August 03, 2016 11:45 AM (iQIUe)

446
Keep in mind also, that the progressives truly believe they can shape reality with words.

Posted by: simplemind at August 03, 2016 11:46 AM (JTwsP)

447Asshole Obama didnt even negotiate the release of ALL American hostages.

The Iranians said Nukes, and Obama's handlers thought they said 'cuckes' and Obama said Hell yes send them all the cucumbers they want.

The rest is history, buried in the footnotes and citations.

Posted by: Larry Gumbo Jr at August 03, 2016 11:50 AM (QybHb)

460Katy Tur(D), the chick that Trump told to "Be Quiet" is pushing this on twitter.

She works at NBC.===========================

Yeah, the MSM will not spend any time on actual reporting of events harmful to Hillary from now until November. It will be 24/7 concentration on Trump. Rumors, rumors of rumors, lies and half-lies (if ever retracted, then the revisions will follow days after the "report") will fall like chaff.

He should have said "the people have spoken and as always I will fight to enact their vision" and then did whatever the hell he wanted anyway....like a politician.

Posted by: sven10077
****

He made it clear his Conservative principles came first from the quote I saw. He was honest.
That wasn't good enough for the rabid part of the Trump faction. Like I said, no difference between them and tghe GOPe.

Interesting part to me is that #161;
Jeb! was guaranteed to lose, but all the GOP Establishment sinecures would have remained in place, so the graft would flow.

Trump might just win, but could upset the "established" flow of graft, so the GOPe would rather lose and have a socialist criminal in charge of the country even though it is clear we will never recover from a Clinton presidency.

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 03, 2016 11:59 AM (wYnyS)

474
No matter who the GOP nominee would have been the polls would have shown a 2 to 5% difference one way or the other. Polls are only useful as a barometer if the difference far exceeds the margin of error.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 03, 2016 12:05 PM (MSiSP)

475
Only if Trump wins is there the remotest chance of the NY Post headline reading in large font:

SCHLONGED...AGAIN!

It's not a necessary condition to support him, but it is a sufficient one.